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Fantasy Earth: Ring of Dominion Announced

Square Enix is working on an all-new MMORPG combining RPG, RTS and action into one.

Today it came to our attention that Square Enix -- creators of the Final Fantasy games including the massively multiplayer Final Fantasy XI -- has quietly revealed an all new PC-only MMORPG, Fantasy Earth: Ring of Dominion.

Not much of the game story has been revealed yet, save for this little teaser: "Among a continent with five kings vying for domination, find your reason to fight."

As with other MMO games, in Fantasy Earth: Ring of Dominion, you'll create a character, build up your skills, explore new areas, and form alliances with other players. But it looks to be something bigger: battles may involve huge armies, and players will be able to build fortresses and citadels. It looks like Fantasy Earth will try to combine elements of roleplaying and real-time strategy into a sort-of holy grail of online gaming.

Fantasy Earth: Ring of Dominion is scheduled for release in 2005, but there are no indications as to whether this will see any localisation for non-Asian territories, or if there are any plans for console editions.